I was going through some old pics today and came across this dresser that i painted a while back. I cant believe that i havent posted it yet, it was such a fun dresser! I was originally going to paint it a bright white, but my cute friend Jenn of By The Way Jenn Gray needed a new buffet and this one worked, so she chose a fun yellow, so yellow it was!!

This is a good solid piece that didnt need much work besides paint. So i light sanded it and cleaned it. I used a primer tinted to a dark brown (Valspar Brand). Then i got to work painting the yellow!

ya, just sand it to give it some “tooth” for the paint to stick too and you should be fine. For pieces that are laminate, i normally use an adhesion primer from sherwin williams to make sure it will stick

Thank you so much for all the great tips. I’ve distressed alot of furniture but have always just used a sanding block and recently bought the Mouse sander. I’m looking very forward to trying another piece with your techinque – so thank you! Your stuff looks great! It doesn’t look like you use a stain on the sanded areas, is that correct? I’ve seen that done and have liked it but when I tried it…not so great. Just curious if you’ve tried it and found a way to make it look nice.

Love the buffet. You do beautiful work. I’m just getting started in redoing furniture that I find. Its hard to do when I have 2 jobs but I do love garage sales and finding furniture that has been on the curb. Its crazy what some people throw away. Enjoy your blog and great tips on paints etc.

Gorgeous. Nice idea about the tinted brown primer. After being inspired by your work I recently repurposed a dresser into a tv console…but I sanded too far down in spots (with a sander) and the molding added to the bottom started off light in color so when we distressed it, we had more lighter wood coming through and not dark :( Any advice or would we have to start over.

Today I purchased the exact same dresser at my local thrift store. I can’t wait to paint it. I hope it turns out as fabulous as yours. Mine is missing three of the pulls. If you saved the pulls from your dresser, I would love to buy them from you.

I came across this by accident. But this is the exact dresser that my parents had while i was growing up and my mom just gave it to me a couple of months ago. I’m planning to do a high gloss white on it. Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful piece..Love it!! I have a midsize wardrobe with the exact same design and pulls pretty sure its from the same “dresser” family. Can you tell me by any chance do you know what year these dressers are from? Thank for sharing!!